Mary Poole has been a nurse, an arborist, a jewelry-maker, and a mom. But she’s never

been a politician or an activist. At least not until one heartbreaking photo from halfway around

the world changed everything for her. Now she’s on a mission to make her hometown of

Missoula, Montana, home to refugees fleeing conflict globally. But not everyone in this

conservative state is happy about it.

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